TORONTO – An expert advisory group on physician-assisted dying says the practice should be publicly funded and available to people of any age once it becomes legal next year.
The recommendations were two of dozens made in a report released Monday.
The report says the decision to end one’s life due to a grievous and irremediable medical condition should be based on competence rather than a minimum age limit.
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The group also recommends that vulnerable people require approval from two doctors before physician-assisted dying can take place and insists that objecting institutions should be obliged to advise patients of all options.
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The group was established to offer guidelines to the provinces and territories in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that overturned laws against physician-assisted dying earlier this year.
A similar report from a panel advising the federal government is expected on Tuesday.
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